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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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